In the News:
January 8, 2008 Martinsville Bulletin Virginia middle school team places second in state robotics competition
"They put in time over the summer, stayed after school as many as five days a week and got together at each other’s houses, ..." (read more)
November 25, 2007 The Iowa City Press Citizen Hoping to inspire future engineers
"If grade-school children learn about careers in math, science and technology, they are more likely to step up into those professions later on ..." (read more)
November 8, 2007 The Journal Gazette Soccer-playing robot goal of IPFW group
Fort Wayne, IN -- "Watch out, David Beckham, the robots are coming for you. Granted, England's soccer superstar now playing in Los Angeles has about 43 years to practice ..." (read more)
October 18, 2007 Boston Globe MCAS Science Results Mixed
BOSTON -- "School administrators in Southeastern Massachusetts say they need to bolster scores on the state's new high school science exam ..." (read more)
Apil 16, 2007 Design News Staying Ahead at the FIRST Robotics Competition
ATANTA -- "After winning the Boston FIRST Regional Robotics Competition this year, high school robotics team the NU-TRONS went on to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) in Atlanta, GA, as Team 125. NU-TRONS co-captain and high school senior John Larkin talks ..." (read more)
March 30, 2007 Yahoo Finance (Press Release) Over 1,000 Area High School Students Recognized at Boston's Second Regional Robotics Competition
BOSTON -- "During the second annual Boston FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) regional robotics competing held March 23-24, 2007 several high school teams received awards for design ..." (read more)
August 4, 2006 MetroWest Daily News
Robo-helpers: Students design and build Lego robots to assist
disabled
FRAMINGHAM -- "They called it 'robo-rod.'
Their invention -- the first of its kind -- was a small cane designed to help blind people safely
navigate across streets and on sidewalks. A light sensor installed at the tip could ..." (read more)
August 2, 2006 WBUR - Engaging Girls in Science
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